House GOP leaders face a pivotal test Tuesday as they try to break a conservative revolt that has paralyzed the House floor for weeks.<\/p>\n
The rebellion, including several dozen Republicans, has repeatedly forced House Speaker\u00a0Mike Johnson,<\/u><\/a> R-La., to pull votes on key legislation, grinding House business to a halt just months before the November midterm elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n Conservatives say they’re blocking procedural votes until the Senate passes the stalled\u00a0SAVE America Act<\/u><\/a> and House GOP leadership allows a vote on sweeping border security legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Neither demand appears close to being met amid GOP divisions, raising questions about whether Johnson can advance any major legislation this week.<\/p>\n TRUMP-ALIGNED HOUSE HOLDOUTS ACCUSED OF HOLDING ‘LIFE-SAVING’ VETERANS BILL ‘HOSTAGE’ OVER SAVE AMERICA ACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance had planned to attend Republicans\u2019 conference meeting on Tuesday but postponed the visit to a later date,\u00a0Politico first reported.<\/u><\/a> Vance\u2019s canceled appearance comes as House Republican leadership appeared to enlist the White House\u2019s help to help end a conservative revolt that has effectively brought the floor to a standstill.<\/p>\n Trump also previously urged conservative rebels to reopen the House floor and stop “grandstanding,” but the cohort did not relent.<\/p>\n Johnson is racing this week to advance an annual government spending bill funding the State Department and a measure making Daylight Saving Time permanent \u2014 long a priority of President Donald Trump.<\/a> Given the latter item\u2019s popularity in the Sunshine State, leadership is likely hoping Luna will stand down and support a procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Luna did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the congresswoman would support the procedural rule advancing a slate of legislative items.<\/p>\n In another sign of trouble for GOP leadership, some holdouts criticized Johnson’s legislative agenda for the week.<\/p>\n “Making Daylight Saving Time permanent won\u2019t matter at all if we don\u2019t have election integrity,” Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, wrote on social media Monday. “Priorities.”<\/p>\n Republicans are not expected to bring the annual defense policy bill<\/a> \u2014 known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) \u2014 up for consideration again this week after holdouts in June torpedoed a procedural vote advancing the legislation.<\/p>\n Johnson initially proposed combining the NDAA with the SAVE America Act, but holdouts, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., argued it was inadequate because there was no guarantee the Senate would keep the election security measure in the final product.<\/p>\n HOUSE CONSERVATIVES DERAIL GOP AGENDA IN SAVE AMERICA ACT SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Luna is now advocating for House leadership to fight for the SAVE America Act’s inclusion in a compromise NDAA bill negotiated between the House and Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n “A Manager\u2019s Amendment from the Chairwoman of the Rules Committee can force this in once the Senate sends us their version,” Luna wrote on social media last week.<\/p>\n However, Senate Republicans have repeatedly argued the votes do not exist in their chamber to pass the Trump-backed election bill, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and voter ID requirements, among other priorities.<\/p>\n Still, some conservatives are advocating for adding the election measure to any legislation that passes the House chamber in an effort to force Senate action.<\/p>\n “The SAVE America Act must be attached to every piece of legislation until we secure our elections once and for all,” Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, wrote on social media. “Protecting the integrity of our elections isn\u2019t optional.”<\/p>\n Johnson appeared to heed that demand by using a rare procedural maneuver that would merge the SAVE America Act with the State Department funding bill when it\u2019s sent to the Senate after House passage.<\/p>\n A group of House conservatives are also pressing GOP leadership for a vote on border security legislation known as the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act.<\/p>\n The bill, authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, mirrors legislation known as H.R. 2 that passed Congress in 2023, but omits E-Verify program changes that threatened to kill support from moderate Republicans for the bill.<\/p>\n E-Verify would require certain U.S. employers to electronically confirm their employees\u2019 work authorization.<\/p>\n Roy is among members of the House Freedom Caucus that have withheld support for procedural votes<\/a> in an attempt to pressure leadership to bring the border legislation to a vote on the floor.<\/p>\n His bill would require the completion of border wall construction, tight asylum requirements and prohibiting catch-and-release policies, among other provisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" House GOP leaders face a pivotal test Tuesday as they try to break a conservative revolt that has paralyzed the House floor for weeks. 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